The New York State Department of Education has identified 144 “struggling” or “persistently struggling” schools that the state says it could target for take overs, including five on Long Island, prompting concern over a possible effort by the state to ...

Long Island schools would lose nearly $17 million in federal aid if an amendment to the No Child Left Behind Act is passed, according to data from the United States Education Department. Sen. Charles Schumer at a press conference today ...